Neath Port Talbot Council - Wards and Councillors

Welsh council · Wales · 60 seats in 34 wards · All seats elected every five years · Next election 6 May 2027

Neath Port Talbot Council is run by an Independent / Plaid Cymru coalition. The council has 60 councillors in 34 wards. Seats by party: Other 23, Labour 22, Plaid Cymru 11, Lib Dem 3, Green 1. The next election is on 6 May 2027.

Control

Seats by party

Independent / Plaid Cymru Coalition

60 seats - 31 for a majority

Labour 22Lib Dem 3Green 1Plaid Cymru 11Other 23

Vote share at the 5 May 2022 election (58 seats in 33 wards)

ShareSeats won

Labour37.3%25

Other34.7%18

Plaid Cymru20.9%12

Green2.9%1

Conservative2.2%0

Lib Dem2.0%2

Next election

6 May 2027

all 60 seats up, then every five years

Largest group

Independents and others 23

8 short of the 31 needed for a majority

Closest result

Briton Ferry East

Independent won by 2 votes over Labour, 5 May 2022

Latest by-election

Trebanos

Plaid Cymru hold, 9 July 2026 (7 since 2021)

Constituencies

3 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

57%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourLib DemGreenPlaid CymruIndependentOther

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 34 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Aberavon Stephanie Grimshaw, Andrew Dacey	5 May 2022 Labour 40.4% lead 1.7 pts
Aberdulais Caroline Lewis	5 May 2022 Independent 50.4% lead 14.9 pts
Allt-wen Nia Jenkins	5 May 2022 Plaid Cymru 53.6% lead 7.2 pts
Baglan Carol Clement-Williams, Susanne Renkes, Josh Tuck	5 May 2022 Labour 54.4% lead 23.9 pts
Blaengwrach and Glynneath West Hayley Davies	5 May 2022 Independent 59.0% lead 22.2 pts
Briton Ferry East Gareth Rice	5 May 2022 Independent 44.6% lead 0.3 pts
Briton Ferry West Kirsty Morris	5 May 2022 Independent 49.5% lead 10.1 pts
Bryn and Cwmavon Dave Whitelock, Charlotte Galsworthy, Rhidian Mizen	5 May 2022 Labour 68.3% lead 36.6 pts
Bryn-coch North Wyndham Griffiths	5 May 2022 Plaid Cymru 57.0% lead 26.4 pts
Bryn-coch South Jo Hale, Chris Williams	5 May 2022 Plaid Cymru 59.0% lead 18.0 pts
Cadoxton Phil Rogers	5 May 2022 Independent 51.5% lead 20.0 pts
Cimla and Pelenna Jeremy Hurley, Tim Bowen	5 May 2022 Independent 39.6% lead 9.2 pts
Coedffranc Central Angharad Aubrey, Nathan Goldup-John	5 May 2022 Green 42.1% lead 2.7 pts
Coedffranc North Mike Harvey	5 May 2022 Labour 62.2% lead 24.4 pts
Coedffranc West Helen Clarke, Cen Phillips	5 May 2022 Lib Dem 69.7% lead 48.7 pts
Crynant, Onllwyn and Seven Sisters Sian Harris, Steve Hunt	5 May 2022 Independent 36.7% lead 3.4 pts
Cwmllynfell and Ystalyfera Alun Llewelyn, Susan Grounds	5 May 2022 Plaid Cymru 56.7% lead 13.4 pts
Cymer and Glyncorrwg Jeff Jones	5 May 2022 Independent 45.0% lead 14.0 pts
Dyffryn James Henton, Martyn Peters	5 May 2022 Independent 39.4% lead 19.9 pts
Glynneath Central and East Simon Knoyle	5 May 2022 Independent 59.0% lead 36.5 pts
Godre'r Graig Rosalyn Davies	5 May 2022 Plaid Cymru 67.2% lead 39.1 pts
Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen and Lower Brynamman Sonia Reynolds, Sarah Thomas	5 May 2022 Uncontested
Gwynfi and Croeserw Scott Jones	5 May 2022 Uncontested
Margam and Tai-bach Dennis Keogh, Rob Jones, Laura Williams	5 May 2022 Labour 41.5% lead 10.4 pts
Neath East Lauren Heard, Wayne Carpenter, Dan Thomas	5 May 2022 Plaid Cymru 34.5% lead 1.4 pts
Neath North Andy Lodwig, Alan Lockyer	5 May 2022 Labour 39.5% lead 3.4 pts
Neath South Peter Rees, Carl Jordan	5 May 2022 Independent 30.6% lead 2.0 pts
Pontardawe Anthony Richards, Heath Davies	5 May 2022 Plaid Cymru 51.7% lead 3.4 pts
Port Talbot Saifur Rahaman, Sharon Freeguard	23 June 2022 Labour 52.4% lead 31.4 pts
Resolven and Tonna Dean Lewis, Leanne Jones	5 May 2022 Labour 32.9% lead 2.6 pts
Rhos Bob Woolford	5 May 2022 Plaid Cymru 54.7% lead 9.4 pts
Sandfields East Sean Pursey, Edward Latham, Matthew Crowley	5 May 2022 Labour 61.2% lead 34.4 pts
Sandfields West Robert Wood, Suzanne Paddison, Oliver Davies	5 May 2022 Labour 58.2% lead 16.4 pts
Trebanos Jamie Watkins	5 May 2022 Plaid Cymru 69.4% lead 38.8 pts

Aberavon

Andrew Dacey Plaid CymruStephanie Grimshaw Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Labour40.4%

Plaid Cymru38.7%

Independent14.0%

Conservative6.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Stephanie Grimshaw Elected	Labour	707
Andrew Dacey Elected	Plaid Cymru	678
Nigel Hunt	Plaid Cymru	637
Dean Thomas	Labour	608
Ceri P. Golding	Independent	245
Ieuan Thomas Bounds	Conservative	120

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Aberdulais

Caroline Lewis Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Independent50.4%

Labour35.5%

Plaid Cymru14.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Caroline Challinor Lewis Elected	Independent	373	50.4%
Ricky Price	Labour	263	35.5%
Lee Michael Bromham-Nichols	Plaid Cymru	104	14.1%

Allt-wen

Nia Jenkins Plaid Cymru

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Plaid Cymru53.6%

Labour46.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Nia Jenkins Elected	Plaid Cymru	459	53.6%
Christopher John Jones	Labour	398	46.4%

Baglan

Carol Clement-Williams LabourJosh Tuck LabourSusanne Renkes Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Labour54.4%

Independent30.5%

Conservative15.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Peter Denis Richards Elected	Labour	1,390
Carol Clement-Williams Elected	Labour	1,079
Susanne Renkes Elected	Labour	910
John Davies	Independent	781
Liz Hill O'Shea	Conservative	386

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 17 July 2025

Labour37.5%

Independent28.2%

Reform23.7%

Plaid Cymru7.9%

Conservative1.0%

Green1.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Josh Tuck Elected	Labour	708	37.5%
Wendy Blethyn	Independent	532	28.2%
John Bamsey	Reform	447	23.7%
Colin Deere	Plaid Cymru	149	7.9%
Lee Stabbins	Conservative	19	1.0%
Nigel Frances Bartolotti Hill	Green	18	1.0%
Tomos Gruffydd Roberts-Young	Lib Dem	13	0.7%

Blaengwrach and Glynneath West

Hayley Davies Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Independent59.0%

Plaid Cymru36.8%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition4.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Hayley Davies Elected	Independent	498	59.0%
Carolyn Edwards	Plaid Cymru	311	36.8%
Rhys Davies	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	35	4.1%

Briton Ferry East

Gareth Rice Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Independent44.6%

Labour44.3%

Plaid Cymru11.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Chris James Elected	Independent	351	44.6%
Gareth Rice	Labour	349	44.3%
Lindsay Gwilym Barnett	Plaid Cymru	87	11.1%

Last by-election, 15 February 2024

Labour52.4%

Independent42.7%

Green4.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Gareth Rice Elected	Labour	287	52.4%
Kris Pemberton	Independent	234	42.7%
Stephanie Woodhouse	Green	27	4.9%

Briton Ferry West

Kirsty Morris Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Independent49.5%

Labour39.4%

Plaid Cymru11.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Kirsty Louise Morris Elected	Independent	323	49.5%
Sarah Davies	Labour	257	39.4%
Delyth Barnett	Plaid Cymru	72	11.0%

Bryn and Cwmavon

Charlotte Galsworthy LabourDave Whitelock IndependentRhidian Mizen Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Labour68.3%

Independent31.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Charlotte Galsworthy Elected	Labour	1,620
Rhidian Mizen Elected	Labour	1,156
Dave Whitelock Elected	Labour	940
Myra Mizen	Independent	752

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Bryn-coch North

Wyndham Griffiths Plaid Cymru

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Plaid Cymru57.0%

Labour30.6%

Conservative12.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Wyndham Fryer Griffiths Elected	Plaid Cymru	528	57.0%
Kate Elkins	Labour	284	30.6%
Andrea Christine Moignard	Conservative	115	12.4%

Bryn-coch South

Chris Williams Plaid CymruJo Hale Plaid Cymru

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Plaid Cymru59.0%

Labour41.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Chris Williams Elected	Plaid Cymru	992
Jo Hale Elected	Plaid Cymru	930
Jim Harle	Labour	689

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Cadoxton

Phil Rogers Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Independent51.5%

Labour31.5%

Plaid Cymru13.0%

Conservative4.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Phil Rogers Elected	Independent	388	51.5%
Sarah Mitchell	Labour	237	31.5%
Alex Macarthy Broom	Plaid Cymru	98	13.0%
Barry Arnold	Conservative	30	4.0%

Cimla and Pelenna

Jeremy Hurley Wales Communities First Independent PartyTim Bowen Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Independent39.6%

Independent30.4%

Labour30.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jeremy Hurley Elected	Independent	1,100
Tim Bowen Elected	Independent	845
John Warman	Labour	836
Al Musaied	Labour	362

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Coedffranc Central

Angharad Aubrey IndependentNathan Goldup-John Green

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Green42.1%

Labour39.4%

Independent10.2%

Lib Dem8.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Nathan Goldup-John Elected	Green	552
Angharad Rebecca Aubrey Elected	Labour	516
Annette Wingrave	Labour	478
Bethany Payne	Green	395
David Richards	Independent	134
Frank Little	Lib Dem	108

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Coedffranc North

Mike Harvey Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Labour62.2%

Independent37.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mike Harvey Elected	Labour	455	62.2%
Nicola Rhian Evans	Independent	276	37.8%

Coedffranc West

Cen Phillips Lib DemHelen Clarke Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Lib Dem69.7%

Labour21.0%

Conservative9.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Helen Ceri Clarke Elected	Lib Dem	803
Cen Phillips Elected	Lib Dem	548
Kristopher Langford	Labour	242
Matthew Williams	Conservative	107

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Crynant, Onllwyn and Seven Sisters

Sian Harris IndependentSteve Hunt Wales Communities First Independent Party

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Independent36.7%

Independent33.3%

Labour25.0%

Green5.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Steve Hunt Elected	Independent	1,316
Sian Harris Elected	Independent	1,195
George Martin Dean Cawsey	Labour	896
Lowri Bennett	Green	182

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Cwmllynfell and Ystalyfera

Alun Llewelyn Plaid CymruSusan Grounds Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Plaid Cymru56.7%

Labour43.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Alun Llewelyn Elected	Plaid Cymru	763
Cathy James Elected	Labour	583
Hugh Jones	Plaid Cymru	560

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 3 April 2025

Lib Dem34.0%

Plaid Cymru30.2%

Reform13.3%

Labour12.7%

Independent8.7%

Conservative1.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Susan Grounds Elected	Lib Dem	383	34.0%
Brandon Havard	Plaid Cymru	340	30.2%
Cameron Richards	Reform	150	13.3%
Heledd Owen	Labour	143	12.7%
Mathew James Scarll	Independent	98	8.7%
Lee Stabbins	Conservative	12	1.1%

Cymer and Glyncorrwg

Jeff Jones Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Independent45.0%

Independent31.0%

Independent23.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jeff Jones Elected	Independent	412	45.0%
Nicola-Jayne Elsie Davies	Independent	284	31.0%
Joshua Thomas Slater	Independent	219	23.9%

Dyffryn

James Henton IndependentMartyn Peters Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Independent39.4%

Independent19.5%

Independent16.6%

Labour13.2%

Independent11.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Martyn Peters Elected	Independent	862
James Marshall Henton Elected	Independent	427
Keith Davies	Independent	362
Keith Finn	Labour	289
Joe Baugh	Independent	246

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Glynneath Central and East

Simon Knoyle Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Independent59.0%

Plaid Cymru22.5%

Independent18.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Simon Anthony Knoyle Elected	Independent	547	59.0%
John Blower	Plaid Cymru	209	22.5%
Dai Richards	Independent	171	18.4%

Godre'r Graig

Rosalyn Davies Plaid Cymru

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Plaid Cymru67.2%

Labour28.1%

Green4.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Rosalyn Davies Elected	Plaid Cymru	387	67.2%
Will Lord	Labour	162	28.1%
Ruth Amelia Battye	Green	27	4.7%

Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen and Lower Brynamman

Sarah Thomas LabourSonia Reynolds Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Uncontested. Elected: Sarah Amber Thomas (Labour), Sonia Reynolds (Labour).

Gwynfi and Croeserw

Scott Jones Wales Communities First Independent Party

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Uncontested. Elected: Scott Jones (Independent).

Margam and Tai-bach

Dennis Keogh LabourLaura Williams LabourRob Jones Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Labour41.5%

Plaid Cymru31.1%

Independent19.0%

Conservative8.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Rob Jones Elected	Labour	1,166
Laura Williams Elected	Labour	1,077
Dennis Keogh Elected	Labour	982
Colin Deere	Plaid Cymru	873
Stephen Leslie Bevan	Plaid Cymru	868
Wayne White	Plaid Cymru	534
John Bamsey	Independent	532
Anthony David Hill O'Shea	Conservative	236

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Neath East

Dan Thomas Plaid CymruLauren Heard LabourWayne Carpenter Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Plaid Cymru34.5%

Labour33.1%

Independent32.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Dan Thomas Elected	Plaid Cymru	482
Sheila Penry Elected	Labour	463
Wayne Carpenter Elected	Independent	452
Sandra Miller	Labour	427
John Miller	Labour	418
Thomas Joshua Cooze	Plaid Cymru	418
Breándan MacCathail	Plaid Cymru	371

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 28 March 2024

Labour43.8%

Independent26.4%

Plaid Cymru16.8%

Independent13.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lauren Heard Elected	Labour	409	43.8%
Keith Finn	Independent	247	26.4%
Megan Poppy Lloyd	Plaid Cymru	157	16.8%
Sylwia Harris	Independent	121	13.0%

Neath North

Alan Lockyer LabourAndy Lodwig Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Labour39.5%

Independent36.1%

Green24.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Alan Lockyer Elected	Labour	518
Andy Lodwig Elected	Independent	474
Siân James	Labour	402
Jan Dowden	Green	321

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Neath South

Carl Jordan IndependentPeter Rees Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Independent30.6%

Labour28.6%

Plaid Cymru23.5%

Independent17.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Carl Jordan Elected	Independent	557
Peter Rees Elected	Labour	520
Megan Poppy Lloyd	Plaid Cymru	427
Rose Widlake	Labour	402
Adam McGrath	Independent	316
Jonnie Fishlock	Plaid Cymru	254

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Pontardawe

Anthony Richards Plaid CymruHeath Davies Plaid Cymru

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Plaid Cymru51.7%

Labour48.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Anthony John Richards Elected	Plaid Cymru	783
Charles Heath Davies Elected	Plaid Cymru	781
Meirion Davies	Labour	732
Jill Lord	Labour	650

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Port Talbot

Saifur Rahaman LabourSharon Freeguard Labour

Last scheduled election, 23 June 2022 (2 seats)

Labour52.4%

Plaid Cymru21.0%

Independent14.1%

Independent9.8%

Green2.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Saifur Rahaman Elected	Labour	914
Sharon Elizabeth Freeguard Elected	Labour	898
Nigel Hunt	Plaid Cymru	367
John Davies	Independent	246
Melissa Stanford-Roberts	Plaid Cymru	244
Kimberly Isherwood	Independent	171
Bethany Payne	Green	46
Jan Dowden	Green	25

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Resolven and Tonna

Dean Lewis IndependentLeanne Jones Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Labour32.9%

Independent30.3%

Independent26.5%

Plaid Cymru10.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Leanne Claire Jones Elected	Labour	914
Dean Lewis Elected	Independent	842
Matty Young	Independent	737
Neal Francis	Labour	702
Andrew Jordon Clarke	Plaid Cymru	287
Paul Sambrook	Plaid Cymru	238

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Rhos

Bob Woolford Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Plaid Cymru54.7%

Labour45.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Marcia Spooner Elected	Plaid Cymru	486	54.7%
Noel Davies	Labour	403	45.3%

Last by-election, 15 February 2024

Independent52.1%

Plaid Cymru25.5%

Labour14.5%

Lib Dem6.3%

Green1.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Bob Woolford Elected	Independent	494	52.1%
Matty Vincent	Plaid Cymru	242	25.5%
Noel Davies	Labour	137	14.5%
Susan Helen Jay	Lib Dem	60	6.3%
Kathy Oakwood	Green	15	1.6%

Sandfields East

Edward Latham LabourMatthew Crowley LabourSean Pursey Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Labour61.2%

Plaid Cymru26.8%

Green12.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Sean Mark Pursey Elected	Labour	1,331
Ted Latham Elected	Labour	1,057
Matthew Crowley Elected	Labour	1,006
Cassius Walker-Hunt	Plaid Cymru	583
Deborah Mary Bamsey	Plaid Cymru	556
Kevin Sprules	Green	260

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Sandfields West

Oliver Davies IndependentRobert Wood LabourSuzanne Paddison Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Labour58.2%

Plaid Cymru41.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Suzanne Paddison Elected	Labour	837
Oliver Stewart Davies Elected	Labour	815
Robert Wood Elected	Labour	741
Andrew Leonard John Bennison	Plaid Cymru	602
Ethan Wheatley	Plaid Cymru	446

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Trebanos

Jamie Watkins Plaid Cymru

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Plaid Cymru69.4%

Labour30.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Rebeca Phillips Elected	Plaid Cymru	445	69.4%
Glenn Thomas	Labour	196	30.6%

Last by-election, 9 July 2026

Plaid Cymru51.1%

Reform20.2%

Lib Dem17.7%

Labour8.5%

Conservative1.6%

Green0.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jamie Watkins Elected	Plaid Cymru	223	51.1%
Graeme Kerrison	Reform	88	20.2%
Hayley Davies	Lib Dem	77	17.7%
Stephanie Rhian Everitt	Labour	37	8.5%
Liz Hill O'Shea	Conservative	7	1.6%
Griff Miller	Green	4	0.9%

Councillors

Changed party since the election

5 councillors now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Bryn and Cwmavon	Dave Whitelock	Labour 2022	Independent
Bryn and Cwmavon	Rhidian Mizen	Labour 2022	Independent
Coedffranc Central	Angharad Aubrey	Labour 2022	Independent
Resolven and Tonna	Leanne Jones	Labour 2022	Independent
Sandfields West	Oliver Davies	Labour 2022	Independent

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

7 by-elections since July 2021, 3 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
9 July 2026	Trebanos	Plaid Cymru hold	51.1%
17 July 2025	Baglan	Labour hold	38.0%
3 April 2025	Cwmllynfell and Ystalyfera	Lib Dem gain from Labour	34.0%
28 March 2024	Neath East	Labour hold	43.8%
15 February 2024	Briton Ferry East	Labour gain from Independent	52.4%
15 February 2024	Rhos	Independent gain from Plaid Cymru
23 June 2022	Port Talbot	Labour hold	62.2%

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Neath and Swansea East	43%	Labour	Reform 26%
Aberafan Maesteg	41%	Labour	Labour 32%
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe	16%	Lib Dem	Reform 23%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Neath Port Talbot

142,289 residents in 62,365 households

Voted Leave in 2016

57% 5 above GB

Degree or higher

26% 8 below GB

No qualifications

24% 6 above GB

Own their home

67% 6 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

19% 2 above GB

Rent privately

14% 6 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

28% 3 below GB

Aged 65 and over

25% 3 above GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.